Shrew'd Business

Titled: Shrew’d! Coaching, direction and instruction for school, community and professional theatre productions. Rental of weaponry and other props.

Shrew’d Business began in 1998 when Ceris Thomas and Brian Brockenshire first produced and performed their own adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, which used only the characters Kate and Petruchio.

03/18/2026

Shrew'd Business is helping Original Kids Theatre Company with their School Edition production of Les Mis, by supplying weapons and training. Tickets in the link.

https://ci.ovationtix.com/36987/production/1262430

11/20/2025

Weapons are meant to look good in action. They are hard to photograph static and have them look great. (Unless perhaps, if you’re Ross Davidson)

Here are some pictures of a few items that will be on stage in Deathtrap Palace Theatre 🎭

Maybe Ross can capture some great shots of them in action! 🤞🏻

DEATHTRAP: By Ira Levin
Palace Theatre 🎭
🎟️ https://mytickets.palacetheatre.ca/eventperformances.asp?evt=513

10/21/2025

Helping this production by choreographing violence, and renting weapons.

08/13/2025

Folks love a good fight call!

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F9M3yTA4G/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Providing guns, holsters, belts, a shovel and some expertise. Going to be a fun show. Written by a pal from the days at The Pantages & Phantom of the Opera. 🍻
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#fightdirection #armourer #gunwrangler #safetyfirst

07/09/2025

https://www.instagram.com/p/DL52Agesyng/?igsh=MXF0Zmk5NGFvbXFxNQ==

Providing guns, holsters, belts, a shovel and some expertise. Going to be a fun show. Written by a pal from the days at The Pantages & Phantom of the Opera. 🍻 . . #fightdirection #armourer #gunwrangler #safetyfirst

02/27/2024

We were BUSY with this one. Running this week at A.B. Lucas. Ceris helped with vocals, did some choreography and did a great fight scene! Plus we rented, loaned and helped to source other items.
Check it out this week! 🧽 🍍 🐠